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Hornbach reports record sales for 2021/22

For fiscal year 2021/22 (1 March Hornbach Group invested 178.6 nancial year, 2022/23, the man-
to 28 February) Hornbach an- mio euros in fiscal 2021/22, agement expects group sales to
nounced record group sales of nearly 16 per cent more than marginally surpass the level of
5.9 bn euros, equating to an in- in the previous year, which was fiscal 2021/22.
crease across Europe of 7.7 per used to open five new stores in Profitability (adjusted EBIT
cent compared with the previous Europe and for four planned new margin) for the group increased
year. Hornbach’s DIY stores gen- openings in fiscal 2022/23. in fiscal 2021/22 from 6.0 per
erated growth of 7.4 per cent to According to figures from GfK, cent to 6.2 per cent. In the Horn-
5.496 bn euros, of which 4.8 per Hornbach increased its market bach Baumarkt AG division, the
cent was generated in Germany share in the Netherlands, Austria adjusted EBIT grew by 12.9 per
(2.780 bn euros) and 10.3 per and Switzerland during the last cent to 314.7 mio euros and the
cent in the rest of Europe (2.715 financial year. In Germany, its adjusted EBIT margin from 5.4
bn euros). Like-for-like sales market share rose from 14.0 to per cent to 5.7 per cent.
growth was 5.4 per cent. The 15.1 per cent. For the present fi-

Kiwoko opens its largest store in Spain Fressnapf acquires Superpet stores

The Spanish pet store chain Ki- on 18 April. Located in the cap- Consolidation in the German pet ros. In the course of their switch
woko opened its biggest branch ital, Madrid, the store has a re- supplies market continues. As to Fressnapf, they will soon be
on the Iberian peninsula to date tail area of over 1 400 m² over of 1 August, the three Superpet converted to the new XXL con-
two floors. It boasts a stores in Hattersheim, Bischof- cept of the retail group. They will
grooming salon and sheim and Mainz will be incor- be operated in future by existing
adoption service for porated into the store network franchise partners of the Fress-
dogs and cats, and is of the Fressnapf Group. napf Group.
soon also to offer a vet- Jochen Huppert, senior vice- With the acquisition of the Su-
erinary practice and a president of sales in Germany for perpet stores, Fressnapf under-
dog sitter service. Fressnapf, commented that “the lines the fact that it intends to
The store also fea- three new stores in great loca- continue growing its store net-
tures a large aquat- tions and with a loyal customer work in the future. Just last year,
ics department and a base will mark a large step for- Europe’s leading pet supplies
Kiwoko currently operates more than 150 3 000-litre show aquar- ward in our transformation from store chain opened over 120 new
stores in Spain and Portugal, 46 Kivet
veterinary practices and 58 grooming salons. ium in a specially crea- supplier to care provider. We stores across Europe.
In the picture: one of the smaller branches in ted 150 m² space. are delighted to be able to
Barcelona. integrate all employees at
the three stores with their
Maxi Zoo France continues cumulative expertise and

to expand enthusiasm and welcome
them warmly into our Fress-
Maxi Zoo France aims to open 40 270 stores and our strong ex- napf family.”
new stores this year and recruit pansion strategy we are scout- The three stores in Hat-
more than 700 new staff going ing a large number of talented tersheim (2 400 m²), Bis-
into next year. 300 new employ- recruits for our store network,” chofsheim (1 850 m²) and
ees are to be taken on this year states a press release by the Mainz (1 300 m²) most
alone. “Maxi Zoo is a key player French subsidiary of Fressnapf. recently recorded annual The three large stores of Superpet are
to be converted to Fressnapf XXL stores.
in the regional economy. With sales of over 13.75 mio eu- In the picture: the store in Hattersheim.

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